Job Description:

Available Shifts: 12 Hour Shifts. Your Choice of Hours. Days OR Nights Or Weekends. Your Choice!

Home health, ER or ICU experience is a Big PLUS!

Summary of Position Responsibility: The Per Diem Registered Nurse assesses patients and their needs. They make appropriate suggestions regarding pain and symptom management in order to ensure comfort and quality of life. The Registered Nurse educates and supports patients and families regarding expectations during the end-of-life process and is responsible for reporting any symptom calls and interventions to the primary nurse.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

Provides patient care for admission, assessment and pain and symptom management and support during the dying process.

Educates current and prospective patients and families regarding hospice and the end of life.

3 - 5 years of experience as a registered nurse in the hospice and palliaive care setting si required

Must have excellent experience working with critical care pediatirc patients

JourneyCare is the combined organization of Horizon Hospice & Palliative Care, JourneyCare, and Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter. The three organizations came together in 2015 to provide greater services to more patients and families across 10 counties in the Chicago area and northern Illinois.We offer more than 100 years of combined expertise, providing palliative, supportive and end-of-life care and helping people facing serious illness live life to the fullest, with dignity and without pain, on their own terms.

JourneyCare is growing and seeking world-class, compassionate professionals who are highly skilled, possess superior interpersonal skills and make a commitment to our culture of excellence. Join our team of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Chaplains and C.N.A.’s , along with more than 1,300 volunteers, who continue to be a trusted resource for care and support in the communities we serve.

Our services include:

Adult hospice and palliative care

Pediatric hospice and palliative care

Five Hospice CareCenters, located in Arlington Heights, Barrington, Chicago, Glenview and Woodstock, for those who require short term, around-the-clock medical oversight

Integrative therapies that include pet therapy, music therapy and music-thanatology, aromatherapy, art, massage and compassionate touch

A comprehensive grief support program

Jewish Care Services

We Honor Veterans Program

A broad range of volunteer opportunities

Your Life . . .

Working for JourneyCare is more than a career choice. Many of our employees will tell you it’s a calling that changed their lives.

JourneyCare has cared for generations of patients and families facing serious and life-limiting illnesses, providing comfort, peace and well-being.

We are committed to be the employer of choice by offering:

Competitive compensation

A comprehensive benefit package

Continuing education and generous tuition reimbursement

A supportive, collaborative and fun work environment

Your Path . . .

Our Care Teams are committed to making each day the best it can be for our patients and families while enriching the lives of those we serve.